RT Article
T1 Order and control in the environment: exploring the effects on undesired behaviour and the importance of locus of control
JF Legal and criminological psychology
VO 22
IS 2
SP 213
OP 227
A1 Jansen, Anja M.
A2 Giebels, Ellen 1969-
A2 Rompay, Thomas J. L. van
A2 Austrup, Sebastian
A2 Junger, Marianne 1954-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1846283760
AB Purpose. This study aimed at gaining more insight into the combined influence of environmental factors and personal vulnerability to environmental cues on cheating behaviour in a task-related indoor setting. We propose that a disorderly environment increases cheating as it implicitly signals that undesirable behaviours are common. Camera presence is expected to buffer these effects. We included locus of control (LOC) as a personality variable, as we expected individuals with an external LOC to be more susceptible by environmental cues. Methods. Seventy-six students participated in a 2 (orderly vs. disorderly environment) × 2 (camera vs. no camera present) experiment with cheating as the main dependent variable. We established the individual participant's LOC (Rotter, 1966, Psychol. Monogr., 80, 1) in a separate session. Results. Findings did indeed show that individuals with an external LOC cheated more in a disorderly rather than an orderly environment. We also found an interaction effect with LOC suggesting this effect was particularly present for participants having an external rather than internal LOC. Camera presence did not yield significant main or interaction effects. Conclusion. These findings confirm the importance of environmental design for behaviour regulation as well as the moderating influence of personality makeup.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 225-227
NO Gesehen am 26.05.2023
NO First published: 05 May 2016
K1 Cheating
K1 Disorder
K1 camera surveillance
K1 Locus of control
DO 10.1111/lcrp.12095